Service, 60 minutes

Gel manicure.

The one most people start with. Colour that stays glossy for three weeks, done on nails that were actually prepped first.

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A tech in clear gloves brushing polish onto a client's nail, a cuticle pusher on the towel beside them

The boring part that makes it last

Prep is the whole game.

Gel lifts when it sits on oil, dust or dead cuticle. So the first twenty minutes look like nothing is happening. That is the part we refuse to rush.

  1. Shape

    File to the shape you picked, one direction only, so the edge does not fray.

  2. Cuticle

    Push back, lift the clear skin off the plate and nip only what is truly dead.

  3. Dehydrate

    A light buff to take the shine off, then a wipe that strips the oils.

  4. Thin coats

    Base, two thin colour coats, top. Each one cured. Thin coats are why it does not chip.

  5. Cap the edge

    Every coat wraps over the free edge. That tiny step is the difference between week one and week three.

What three weeks actually means

It grows. It does not chip.

Gel holds on for three weeks without breaking down. Your nail keeps growing under it, roughly a millimetre a week, so by week three there is a little gap at the cuticle. That gap is your sign to come back, not a fault.

If the colour chips or peels before day fourteen, text us a photo. We fix it free inside two weeks, no argument.

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The colour rides up as your nail grows. By week three there is a small gap at the cuticle, and that is fill time.

Taking it off

Soak off. Never pry.

At the chair

Old set removal is $12 and fifteen minutes. We file the top coat, wrap with acetone and slide it off. Your nail comes out the same thickness it went in.

At home

File the shine off, soak cotton in pure acetone, wrap in foil, wait ten minutes, push gently. If it fights you, wait longer. Peeling takes layers of your nail with it.

The numbers

$48 to $157.

  • Gel manicure, 60 min$48
  • Simple art, two accent nails+$12
  • Full set art+$35
  • Hand painted or 3D charms+$60
  • Chrome+$15
  • French tip+$12
  • Old set removal+$12
  • Paraffin+$10

Plain gel is $48. Every add-on plus hand painted art tops out at $157.

Want it to do more?

Add nail art on top of any gel set. If your nails bend or break before the colour wears out, builder gel adds strength for $20 more. Want length today? That is Gel-X or acrylic.

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